OPERATIONS  &  PROJECT  MANAGER

Space Systems  ~  Aerospace Process Improvements  ~  Safety & Mission Assurance

Combat-tested leadership skills combined with an exceptional ability to manage multiple projects, tasks and
priorities effectively and in a timely manner.  Solid technical background and vast experience in all
aspects of program management, including: work breakdown structures; process mapping; team dynamics;
scheduling and budget; and status reporting.  Superior communicator, easily interacts with executives,
regulatory agencies, clients, vendors and staff.  Core competencies include:

* Customer Relations
* Superb Presentation Skills
* Tireless Work Ethic  
* Detail Oriented
* Failure & Risk Assessments
* Terrific “People” Skills
* Top Secret/SCI Clearance
* Total Safety Focus
* Fluent in Spanish 

PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE

Aerospace Operations:  Thrives in the most demanding of operational environments.  Resourceful and
adaptable, exercising superb competence and efficiency with every project.  Career highlighted by success
and constant achievement.
* Directed operations and enhancements for the ground segment of a reconnaissance satellite payload valued
in excess of $40M.
* Managed two high-profile R&D programs with an aggregate annual budget of $10M, administering five
contracts and a team of 30+ systems engineering and development contractors.
* Led a government $5M Source Evaluation Board for four R&D contracts; responsible for acquisition strategy,
proposal technical evaluation and vendor selection.
* Directed a program that increased the dissemination of Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) products to the
intelligence community/military commands via multiple secure communication networks.
* Handpicked for special 10-month tour in Iraq as an Army Battalion Electronic Warfare Officer. 

Leadership and Supervision:  A superior leader with demonstrated performance in high-pressure situations. 
Earned a solid reputation for improving organizational performance through hands-on training and a
leadership approach that emphasized decision-making through active listening. 
* Led a maintenance division of 40 personnel with oversight of four Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler aircraft
in support of deployed operations with a 99% sortie completion rate. 
* Managed all aspects of aircraft maintenance technicians’ training, performance ratings and awards, with
far above average retention and promotion rates.
* Accumulated 930 flight hours on EA-6B Prowler Electronic Attack aircraft, including combat missions over
Iraq and Afghanistan during Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom.

Problem-Solving and Analysis:  Consistently implements keen analytical abilities and a proven team-based
work dynamic with a systems-oriented approach to facilitate efficient and effective solutions.  A critical
thinker open to alternative views to optimize decision-making.
* Served as Assistant Operations Officer during short-notice combat deployment to Bagram Air Base,
Afghanistan; planned and coordinated missions resulting in the capture of a high-level terrorist.

EMPLOYMENT

Project Officer / Assistant Program Manager
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Chantilly, Virginia  
2005 – Present

Division Officer / Electronic Counter Measures Officer (ECMO)
Electronic Attack Squadron One Four Two, Whidbey Island, Washington 
2000 – 2005
 
Student Naval Flight Officer
Training Wing Six, Pensacola, Florida 
1998 – 2000

EDUCATION

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY, Annapolis, Maryland
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, 1998

CERTIFICATIONS

Awarded the following Navy Officer Designators concurrent with these equivalent civilian job descriptions as
defined by the Dept. of Labor’s Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) and the Occupational Employment
Statistics (OES):
* Designator 1320, Aviation Warfare Officer
* Designator 2098, Space Projects Technologist
* Designator 8501, Aviator
* Designator 1375, Naval Flight Officer
* Chief Pilot (DOT 196.167-010)
* Airplane Pilot, Commercial (DOT 196.263-014)
* Flight-Operations Inspector (DOT 196.163-010)
* Manager, Department (DOT 189.167-022)
* Membership Director (DOT 189.167-026)
* Navigator (DOT 196.167-014)
* Program Director, Group Work (DOT 187.117-046)
* Program Manager (DOT 189.167-030)
* Supervising Airplane Pilot (DOT 196.163-014)
* Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineers (OES 22102)
* Aeronautical Engineer (DOT 002.061-014)

Additional Certifications:

* Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level 1, Program Management
* NRO Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR)

AWARDS

Air Medal (x3), Army Commendation Medal; Navy Achievement Medal (x2); Army Achievement Medal

MILITARY

Lieutenant Commander (Select) (0-4), Aviation Warfare Officer, U.S. Navy (Honorable Discharge 2008)